Former Prince Andrew is facing fresh accusations of misusing his public role, with reports suggesting he shared a confidential Treasury briefing with a business contact in 2010, according to BBC Business. This revelation comes as Amazon's Ring ended a partnership with a surveillance firm after facing scrutiny, and as international tensions rise with deadly drone strikes clouding peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
The allegations against Prince Andrew stem from emails published in The Telegraph, which indicate he requested information from Treasury officials regarding banking problems in Iceland. This briefing was then shared with Jonathan Rowland, a business associate whose father, David Rowland, took over part of a failing Icelandic bank. This adds to the pressure on the former prince, who has faced previous claims of misusing his position by providing official information to private associates.
Meanwhile, Amazon's Ring, the smart doorbell company, decided to drop its partnership with Flock Safety, a firm that operates a network of cameras and license plate readers in the US. The deal, announced in October, would have allowed agencies working with Flock to retrieve video captured on Ring devices for investigations. This decision followed a backlash sparked by a Ring advertisement during the Super Bowl, highlighting concerns over privacy practices.
In other news, a deadly exchange of drone strikes has killed one person in Ukraine and one in Russia, casting doubts on the prospects of a ceasefire before the next round of negotiations to end the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio signaled hurdles to reaching an agreement in Geneva as the conflict is about to enter its fifth year, according to Al Jazeera.
Elsewhere, Heathrow Airport's boss, Thomas Woldbye, stated that the airport's Terminal 5 is not crowded, but rather people are walking in the "wrong place." He noted that British people tend to keep to the left and Europeans to the right, leading to a perception of crowding.
Finally, in Bangladesh, Prime Minister-in-waiting Tarique Rahman urged opposition parties to work with the incoming BNP government after its landslide victory in the first elections since Sheikh Hasina's ouster, stating, "In the interest of the country, we must remain united," according to Al Jazeera.
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